My Holiday Wishlist: Eleanor

We don’t do gift guides here on Design Milk because, well, everyone does them. We like to be different. So we decided to go in another direction this year. Since our staff is getting larger, we thought it would be fun to ask each person what was on their wishlist this holiday season. So, every day for next 2 weeks we’ll feature a staff wishlist.

Part practical, part pipe dream, here are the five items on my holiday wishlist:

1. Leica Digital Camera
My parents always carried big bulky bulletproof 35mm shooters on our travels, whether it be to the beach down the street, or across country destinations. It might be nostalgia that makes me drool over the M9, but nostalgia has purchased me far less cool merchandise in the past.

2. Kindle
The latest edition of the Kindle has gone global, and I want it. I did contemplate the Barnes & Noble Nook, which looks pretty appealing; alas, I had a poor customer service experience with them once and vowed never to shop there again. If I’ve learned anything from that traditional paper and pulp, its principles.

3. Dita Eyeglasses
I have something like, better than 20/20 vision, but since transitioning from a wannabe-popular to an overt nerd, I’ve been told I have a face for glasses. I even head to the optometrist twice a year in hopes there’s a clouding of my vision that I just haven’t caught on to yet. If I were in the market, I’d lay down a few bones for these babies in Burnt Brown or Honey Tortoise.

4. A Tattoo
I’ve never taken the plunge, but I think about it so often that it feels as though I should just get it over with. There’s something to be said for the badassery that is a full-sleeve on a fully-feminine lady. Image source: Inked

5. Coast Outta Brooklyn Bike
The other day I walked into my living room and noticed a stock pile of five bicycles, not one of them belonging to be. This is startling because I live with two other people. Although I won’t be able to purchase a custom frame anytime soon, when I have the dough it’s going to Coast Outta Brooklyn, in a borough I rarely want to leave.

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16 Comments

Jason on 12.03.2009 at 00:12 AM

Regarding the tattoo, take your time finding a really good artist. Travel if you need to. I love my first tattoo and I’m on the waiting list for an appointment to get my second. Just be sure you know what you want. And get someone good to do the inking.

Dao on 12.03.2009 at 10:05 AM

Wow! All you need now are some of bra straps tightened around your forehead to keep your bangs from becoming unruly, a oversized Keffiyeh tied loosely around you neck, some sort of shiny chain nonetheless attached to your wallet, a rolled Bali Shag and a deuce deuce of PBR! This will definitely finish your wishlist for top ten things loser wanna-be hipsters want!

Because if there is anything as unnecessary as $400 dollar sunglasses for someone who doesn’t need glasses to look fairly hip in BK, it would be everything else mentioned in this list.

Yeah, I mean it’s cool to be a Yipster, but I feel like I combine a good bit of hipster, with just a dash of yuppie, and a healthy serving of neo-hippie. So, I meet you, and raise you one ? I’m a Neo-Yipster ?

Dao on 12.03.2009 at 11:54 AM

Apologies, “regular eye glasses.” Even worse….

Why would you want regular optical glasses for $400 when you already have better than 20/20 vision? It’s completely nonsensical. If it’s anything designers are taught to have respect for, it is the emphasis on disregarding unnecessary embellishments and to maximize the pre-existing. To top it all off, you don’t even need them! Sunglasses would have at least been better, they at least serve a purpose not solely based on vanity.

Spend the money on bettering your mind, not altering you appearance to fit into a social genre that’s already despised by many for practicing such false attention-hoarding lifestyles.

Okay dude, I wasn’t really going to go there but: Take a chill pill. One, it’s just a wishlist. A product wishlist. Not the defining characteristic of my life. And two, it’s a “wishlist” for a reason, because in fact, I do spend all my money bettering my mind – I’m a grad student at the New School and my day hours are spent working for a non-profit.

Enjoy residing up there on your high horse. I bet it’s a beautiful view …

Dao on 12.03.2009 at 12:16 PM

fanb?y on 12.03.2009 at 14:10 PM

YeaRight!! RT Yeah, I mean it’s cool to be a Yipster, but I feel like I combine a good bit of hipster, with just a dash of yuppie, and a healthy serving of neo-hippie. So, I meet you, and raise you one ? I’m a Neo-Yipster ?